Stepan (SCL) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield N/A.
Stepan
SCL
TTM buyback yield
N/A
Shareholder yield (TTM)
N/A
5Y share count change
-1.6%
TTM buyback spend
N/A
SBC coverage (TTM)
0.00x
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: 0.00x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $2.15M | −$2.15M | 0.02B | -0.2% | — |
| 2024 | $0.00 | $5.35M | −$5.35M | 0.02B | -0.1% | — |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $5.74M | −$5.74M | 0.02B | -0.5% | — |
| 2022 | $24.95M | $13.85M | $11.10M | 0.02B | -1.0% | 1.03% |
| 2021 | $16.97M | $11.72M | $5.25M | 0.02B | 0.1% | 0.60% |
| 2020 | $15.25M | $10.08M | $5.17M | 0.02B | -0.3% | 0.56% |
| 2019 | $13.18M | $8.87M | $4.31M | 0.02B | -0.0% | 0.56% |
| 2018 | $15.50M | $6.84M | $8.66M | 0.02B | -0.2% | 0.91% |
| 2017 | $6.00M | $7.15M | −$1.15M | 0.02B | 1.2% | 0.33% |
| 2016 | $2.41M | $12.62M | −$10.21M | 0.02B | 1.0% | 0.13% |
| 2015 | $2.00M | $4.37M | −$2.37M | 0.02B | -0.3% | 0.18% |
| 2014 | $7.92M | $68.00K | $7.86M | 0.02B | -0.0% | 0.87% |
| 2013 | $2.27M | $2.78M | −$508.00K | 0.02B | 0.9% | 0.15% |
| 2012 | $2.10M | $3.12M | −$1.02M | 0.02B | 1.3% | 0.17% |
| 2011 | $1.51M | $3.68M | −$2.17M | 0.02B | 1.2% | 0.18% |
| 2010 | $4.91M | $3.79M | $1.12M | 0.02B | 2.7% | 0.63% |
| 2009 | $1.93M | $4.75M | −$2.83M | 0.02B | 2.3% | 0.30% |
| 2008 | $0.00 | $3.70M | −$3.70M | 0.02B | 4.3% | — |
| 2007 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.02B | 8.9% | — |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.02B | -4.5% | — |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.02B | 7.6% | — |
| 2004 | $30.00K | $0.00 | $30.00K | 0.02B | -0.5% | 0.01% |
| 2003 | $2.71M | $0.00 | $2.71M | 0.02B | -7.3% | 1.19% |
| 2002 | $2.02M | $0.00 | $2.02M | 0.02B | 0.8% | 0.91% |
| 2001 | $4.59M | $0.00 | $4.59M | 0.02B | -0.9% | 2.14% |
| 2000 | $8.73M | $0.00 | $8.73M | 0.02B | -0.1% | — |
| 1999 | $8.30M | $0.00 | $8.30M | 0.02B | -7.7% | — |
| 1998 | $8.40M | $0.00 | $8.40M | 0.02B | -3.0% | — |
| 1997 | $8.90M | $0.00 | $8.90M | 0.02B | -1.8% | — |
| 1996 | $3.50M | $0.00 | $3.50M | 0.02B | — | — |
| 1995 | $100.00K | $0.00 | $100.00K | — | — | — |
| 1994 | $300.00K | $0.00 | $300.00K | — | — | — |
| 1993 | $200.00K | $0.00 | $200.00K | — | — | — |
| 1992 | $2.00M | $0.00 | $2.00M | — | — | — |
| 1991 | $1.30M | $0.00 | $1.30M | — | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)N/A
Headroom $0.00 (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Stepan buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Stepan (SCL) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
Is Stepan diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has Stepan's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -1.6% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).